The Most Fun ICEBREAKER for large groups! (everyone goes wild)

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This is the wildest and most fun icebreaker for large groups we've ever run. The good thing is that everyone has played this icebreaker game at least once in their lives (well, maybe not as an icebreaker, though).
If you ever wanted to bring down barriers in a group fast and get a team from 0 to 100 immediately, you should definitely try this icebreaker in your next workshop or event.
This video was shot during a meet-up, where we invited 50 of the most successful facilitators from our Workshopper Master program to our office in Berlin.
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📗 How to run the Rock, Paper, Scissors Icebreaker for large groups:
Step 1: Divide your participants into two groups with the same number of people each. Make sure that each participant has an opponent facing them.
Step 2: Explain the rules of Rock, paper, scissors.
Rule 1: Rock beats scissors. Scissors beat paper. Paper beats rock.
Rule 2: In our case, we decided that participants should count "one, two, three" aloud, and on the count of "four," they present rock, paper, or scissors.
Rule 3: The winner is the person who wins two out of three rounds.
Step 3: After each match, the loser has to become the biggest supporter of the winner, and hype them up during their next match. This applies to each following match until there are two big groups of people supporting the last two contenders.
Bonus step: Give the winner a little present (it doesn't have to be anything fancy). It's always great to surprise participants with this kind of gesture. It creates a memorable moment.
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The Most Fun ICEBREAKER for large groups! (everyone goes wild)
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@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

What's your favourite icebreaker for large groups? You'll find the instructions on how to run this icebreaker in the description. ➡ If you want to learn more about facilitation techniques and tactics and get an overview of our Workshopper Master program, check out our 1-hour FREE FACILITATION TRAINING 👉 go.ajsmart.com/start

@KavyaJain-yi1bo Ай бұрын

love this idea, going to try it out

@joell4721 2 ай бұрын

This was great, will definitely try this exercise with my colleagues!

@sandragutierrez4820 2 ай бұрын

Love it. That was so cool.

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sandra!

@JeffNeet 2 ай бұрын

A really easy way to get this started quickly (rather than forming two lines) is just say everyone introduce yourself to someone next to you. That's now your first competitor. If you have an odd person out, they just end up playing someone in the 2nd round. We did this in an auditorium of about 600 college students.

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip Jeff! It must have been amazing running this icebreaker with 600 students. Cheers

@JeffNeet 2 ай бұрын

For sure! One other thing I forgot to note is that in the instructions We had the participants chant the *name* of the person they were supporting, rather than just cheering in general. That way they were reinforcing the name of a handful of people they could recognize later after the Icebreaker.

@UXChat 2 ай бұрын

I've tried this one before and it's just amazingly fun! Great video as always!!!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@jilljames-steele6698 Ай бұрын

Really fun and getting people to be silly breaks down any barriers instantly!

@cryptorama287 2 ай бұрын

Great video !!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@marosariogarcia5228 17 күн бұрын

Hi! I'm new to your channel, seeing first the icebreakers with Rebecca, and then this most fun icebreaker! Thanks for sharing - now I have something to break the ice for my new English language class next month!

@alizwamnyatheli8746 2 ай бұрын

This was so cool, haha

@dehbrar 2 ай бұрын

Amazing👏🏼

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@chanteljones3832 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant idea Rebecca 😊

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks

@theraponfakas4769 2 ай бұрын

It seems like you had an amazing time! Definitely going to use it!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, we had an amazing time. Cheers Therapon!

@Mwa01 2 ай бұрын

Love the idea, we did it with more than 250 people and it was a blast - perfect after lunch when everyone needs to get back to speed 🚀

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

That sounds great. Yeah, this is a perfect after lunch energizer! Thank you

@jonathancourtney1175 2 ай бұрын

This was fun!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

soooo fun

@van_dutch 2 ай бұрын

Easily one of the best type of ice breakers I've been part of!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Amazing! thanks

@MissLisa2012 2 ай бұрын

That's great! How long it took to you to do this warm up?

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Hey! the entire exercise took around 10 minutes total with 50 participants. Cheers

@JeffNeet 2 ай бұрын

It scales very very well. Even if you have 1,000 people, it only takes 10 rounds to arrive at a winner.

@eddielatimer4497 2 ай бұрын

"go from 0 to 100": "hello everybody" "Hello! Wooo! (ruckus applause)" I think we have different definitions of "0" 😅 But none the less, excellent icebreaker! I'm definitely adding this to my list. And wish I was at that event right now 😁 And liked and subscribed 👍

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

from "5 to 100" doesn't sound that cool though 😉 Thanks

@theauthenticwithin 2 ай бұрын

I was there. It was Epic!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

It was great to have you there!

@enikol1 2 ай бұрын

Me too! Thanks for sharing this @AJSmart

@lgenic 2 ай бұрын

I am a tertiary teacher, I have tried so many icebreakers for new students, including something similar to RPS. Icebreakers never work with young adolescent adults (17-25). Feedback I’ve received; was that icebreakers makes them nervous and conscious. I think this is a result of online learning during Covid, esp with creatives. Best icebreaker sofar; just let it happen naturally don’t force it. Forcing it will result in more awkwardness. Just my opinion.

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

You're spot on, icebreakers are tricky. Sometimes they can be very cringy and make people feel awkward. We choose them depending on the group, situation, and purpose. In this case, the group consisted of people who mostly knew each other online. The event was a social gathering and didn't require any concentration afterwards. In the end, the icebreaker helped to bring the energy up, gave them a topic of conversation, and also allowed them to interact with each other quickly. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

@rawsheen5774 2 ай бұрын

This is a brilliant icebreaker! Can’t wait to try it in my next workshop

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Let us know how it goes. Have fun!

@katmather7690 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic! I can't wait for the opportunity to try this!!! It looks WILD!

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

It was WILD!! Glad you liked it. You're going to have lots of fun. Cheers!

@gareth3152 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure HR and legal would have to sign off on these and get consent from attendees before starting.

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

hahahaha maybe

@AndreasLehnerExplores 2 ай бұрын

coool...a small detail from video i also like: the facilitator raising hand, and all others raise hand and listen...super easy visual hack ..:) love it...and Rebecca you did an amazing job :)

@AJSmart 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Andreas! Yeah, we love to use that super easy trick to bring people to stop talking and focus back on the facilitator. After it's established at the start of the session it's very easy to keep implementing. Glad you liked the video. Cheers!